2015 1oz $20 UNESCO AT HOME & ABROAD: WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK AND SICHUAN GIANT PANDA SANCTUARIES FINE SILVER COIN

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—UNESCO—was founded in 1945 and created its World Heritage Convention in 1972. This exciting new coin series by the Royal Canadian Mint pairs some of Canada’s most stunning World Heritage properties with other sites around the world to illustrate how two sites of global importance can share important similarities while still remaining richly diverse.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
SRP: $89.95
Item Number: 146686
UPC: 6-23932-06835-3
Composition: 99.99% fine silver
Mintage: 7,500
Weight (g)*: 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Lauren Crawshaw
Packaging: Maroon clamshell with custom beauty box

SPECIAL FEATURES

• The second coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s exciting new series featuring two complementary World Heritage Sites—one Canadian and one abroad.
• Bringing to life the stunning grandeur of Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park alongside the beauty of China’s Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, this coin is not only a reminder of the profound importance of protecting these sites and their flagship species, but a unique work of art and design.
• The stylized layout of the two sites symbolises the relationship and harmony between these protected areas.

DESIGN
The reverse design by Canadian artist Lauren Crawshaw features side-by-side portraits of a bison and a giant panda, each in its own natural habitat. On the left side of the image, a bison stands with its low-slung rump curving behind its massive shoulders. Its shaggy, horned head is lowered as it regards the viewer with its right eye. The bison stands on a grassy plain, its brethren visible in the distance behind it. On the right side of the image, a giant panda is seated in the crook of a tree, looking at the viewer. Seen from its left side, the panda’s renowned black and white markings are rendered through expert engraving. In the foreground is a stand of bamboo. In the distance behind the panda are the mountains of southeastern China. The two scenes are bisected by the curving trunk of the tree upon which the panda sits.

RESTRICTIONS
Sales in Canada and the US only